Through enhanced tree dynamics carbon dioxide enrichment may cause tropical forests to lose carbon

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 359, Issue 1443, 2004, Pages 493-498

  Körner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carbon sequestration; Elevated CO2; Lianas; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CARBON FIXATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 12144289821     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2003.1429     Document Type: Conference Paper

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